$2.8 Million School Bond Issue Proposed
County Commissioners plan to meet Annals delegation Thursday to push a $2.8 million school bond for construction and renovations in Frederick area schools through June 1968. No road or sewer funding is requested. statewide bills on welfare, soil and sewage are also to be discussed.
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Alatt
Board of
County Commissioners
Annanals
Charles E. Collins
Board of County Commissioners
Wallace E. Hutton
C. Clifton Wirts
Collings
Lewistown and Liberty School
Tions
Frederick
Thurmont High
Collins
Hutton
Wirts
Meeting Tonight County Leaders To Revisit Valley Elementary
Frederick County Commissioners meet with the board of education to resolve costs and design questions for Valley Elementary School near Jefferson. The bid extension by Demery Brothers Co. of Gaithersburg runs to Friday. Officials discuss corridor lengths, air conditioning, and potential cost cuts, with the building priced at 16.64 per square foot for 41,000 square feet.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Valley Elementary
Demery Brothers Co
Gaithersburg
Charles E. Collins
Collins
Valley
Jefferson
Middletown Valley
Bushey and Chapman
Hagerstown
Washington County
John L. Carnachan
Catoctin High School
General Assembly
East Church Street
Draft Lottery Urged for 18 and 19 Year Olds
Washington AP The National Commission on Selective Service plans to urge President Johnson to implement a lottery draft prioritizing 18 and 19 year olds. After registration, 1A pool selection would occur by lottery while deferments for students continue, linking graduation to renewed eligibility. The goal is to reduce uncertainty and age disparities in who is drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Commission On Selective Service
Johnson
Defense Department
Snowstorm Delays Draft Inductions for Four Freder ick County Men
A winter snowstorm postpones the induction of four Freder ick County men scheduled for this morning by the Selective Service. No new date is set. They will likely spend the delay shoveling snow and cleaning driveways instead of reporting to the army.
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Frederick County
Selective Service
Pope Paul VI Appeals for Peace in Lunar Truce
Pope Paul VI urged the United States and both Vietnams to turn the lunar new year truce into negotiations for peace. He thanked President Johnson for favorable reactions and addressed Ho Chi Minh and South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thien, while leading Catholics into Lent with ashes at St Peter's. He also urged U.S. school children to remember hungry and sick children worldwide.
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Vatian City
Paul VI
United States
North
South Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thien
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paolo Cardinal Marella
U S Plane Shot Down Over North Vietnam During Lunar New Year Truce
A U S photo reconnaissance plane was downed in North Vietnam as a ceasefire began the lunar new year. The pilot bailed out and was rescued, the RF101 jet loss marking the 472nd U S plane over North Vietnam. Eight of 22 early truce incidents were deemed significant, mostly patrol or sniper fire.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Tasmanian Bush Fires Kill Dozens Leave Towns Wiped Out
Hobart fledgling flames driven by 70 mile per hour winds swept across southern Tasmania. Forty people were dead and 10 missing as 12 towns were virtually erased. 612 houses and 50 other buildings burned, costing over 11 million dollars. The fire started in foothills near Mt Wellington, the heat reached 102, crowds fled as schools became救 hospital centers and the army opened Brighton camp for the homeless.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Mt. Wellington
Mabel Muller
Apple Isle
Brighton
Market Edges Higher in Moderate Early Trading
New York stock market edged up in moderate early trading led by gains in motors electronics utilities and rails. Most changes were fractional with a few advancing one point or more.
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New York
Mercury Hits 14 Below Zero Snow Deepens In County
Subzero temperatures linger as residents dig out from Tuesday's storm. Unionville recorded 14 degrees below zero, Mountain Dale Lewistown area unofficial zero readings, Frederick at six above. Snow totals ranged up to 15 inches. eight and a half inches officially locally, with roads opened but parking bans in place to aid snow removal. Schools and offices reopen. crews salted and cleared roads. no major accidents reported.
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Unionville
Mercury
Mountaindale
Lewistown
Braddock Heights
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Ted
Maryland
Delaware
Frederick Unionville
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Robert Rothenhoefer
Second Street
Patrick Street
Carroll Street
Bentz Street
North Market Street
Patrick
1 509 Issues Unsettled Backlog Of Local Court Cases Grows
Frederick County Circuit Court backlog rose to 1 509 issues as of Aug 31 1966, with 1 421 original cases and 88 appeals. Judges disposed 825 cases and 6 appeals while 922 new cases and 32 appeals entered, backlog widening. Juvenile docket increased. five Magistrate Courts processed 8 686 cases including 7 057 traffic and 705 criminal. 999 marriage licenses issued. 173 marriages performed by clerk officials.
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C. Millard Eiler, JR. Wiatf
Frederick County Circuit Court
Administrative Office of the Courts
Maryland
Patrick M Sehnauffer
Robert E Clapp Jr
Circuit Court
Grand Jury Resumes Deliberations After Snowstorm
Frederick County grand jury reconvened for a second session as roads opened after winter's worst storm. Ten indictments were returned in Monday's first session. names remain sealed until warrants are served and docketed.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
Robert 5
Rothenhoefer
Rooftop Dining Inferno Kills Dozens in Montgomery
A blaze at Dale's Penthouse atop the Walter Bragg Smith hotel in downtown Montgomery killed at least 26 people. Fire officials worked through a 28 degree night as victims were identified by a combined police and FBI team. Missing included former Public Service Commission member Pepper and his wife Ann, and Mrs. Jack Doane, hostess for the restaurant. Governor Lurleen Wallace expressed sympathy as diners escaped by breaking windows and fleeing to the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
FBI
Dale
Walter Bragg Smith
State Public Service Commission
Fo Pepper
Ann
Jack Doane
Montgomery Advertiser
Doane
Lurleen Wallace
George C. Wallace
Executive
John English
Bill White
Dothan
Pepper
White
Hospital Workers to Receive Pay Increase at Frederick Memorial
Frederick Memorial Hospital announced a $528,462 wage and salary increase for its staff, effective March 1, prompting higher room rates. The board raised pay toward industrial Maryland wages, adjusting all grades. Starting nurse salaries rise to $404 per month as part of aligning with national trends.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
National Hospital
Maryland
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Pontiff
U. S
N. Viet
J. Rolfe Castleman
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